James McBride’s radical approach to fiction ~ The Atlantic.

“What binds his characters is what most concerns McBride. In keeping with the jazzman’s ethic (he’s an accomplished jazz musician himself), he lets them each take solos, glorious horn-blowing ones. But the power of the story is in the way these individuals all fit together—sometimes hindering but more often helping one another muddle through their shared reality.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/08/books-briefing-james-mcbride-the-heaven-and-earth-grocery-store/674990/

The Books Briefing: James McBride, 'The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store'

James McBride’s radical approach to fiction

The Atlantic